Three Guy Friends

I just feel like blogging about the three guy friends, namely Mr. K, Mr. L and Mr. T (these initials are different from the rest of my entries) that have appeared or re-appeared in my life these days.

1) Mr. K

We used to be very close friends. We haven't been in contact for quite some time, till recently we started chatting on msn. We met up over a movie once. Then we tried to meet up over quite a number of movies. However, eventually the plans fell through due to various "unforeseen circumstances".

There was one day I felt really upset over some news at work. I happened to see him online and started chatting with him. Not only did he act as my listening ear, but he also told me that I could call him anytime if I needed to talk to someone. That was so sweet of him.

Realising that I was looking for a weekend plan that day, he even asked if I want to join him and his friends for Mahjong and basketball sessions. In the end, I arranged for other plan, but in the evening he came over to my area and asked me out for dinner/supper. We chatted over the food. I really feel like I was back in school whenever I am around him. Life seems so much more simple.

However, we just like to remain as friends for now no matter whether he still has a litte liking for me (as he used to like me). I chose to give myself some time. Yet the feelings towards him have always been very complex. I have no idea how I should express, but many things have happened and the many people that have come into our lives during these years that we did not really contact each other.

2) Mr. L

I've been chatting with him via emails more often than with the rest of my trainee friends. Although most of the time we spent time talking crap, we kept each other "entertained" with the emails that go to and fro, which kept me awake during my self-reading and browsing through pages of google hits (while waiting for the slow PCs and internet to download the various pdf documents).

Occasionally, we will even "sneak out" together at 5pm for dinner at Amoy. The day before his birthday the two of us even went for lunch at Maxwell without notifying the rest. I think he does not seem to make a huge affair out of his birthday. As a friend, I respect his wishes and only treat him to a simple lunch. The lunch only cost $5, but I hope he can appreciate my sincerity.

He really makes a good friend, giving me advices whenever I feel down. The rest of the trainee friends probably have no idea that we've got so close as friends lately. I think we also prefer to keep our friendship "an underground affair" so as not to invite too much unnecessary gossips at workplace.

3) Mr. T

He seemed to have isolated himself from the rest of us, including me previously. Recently, he began to make more frequent visits to my department, where one of my other trainee friends and I are attached to for the internship. He will come by to talk to us.

A few days' ago, we went out lunch together. He was the only one from the trainee program who did not join us. After lunch, I was cheekily trying to ask him where did he go for his lunch date. He readily admitted he went on a "date". I was quite shocked initially, but I decided to play along and finally found out who he went lunch with.

The next day he finally joined us for lunch. When he found out that I had a blog, he wanted to know the url, which I wouldn't give him this current one that has too much information on my workplace. He actually said something like he treated me as friend, and told me a "secret" and I should in return be willing to share my "secret" - my blog's url. I was shocked and happy upon hearing that because he was the one who told me that "colleagues are colleagues" and ruled out that I was a friend of him few months ago. I was still thinking previously if he ever treated me as a friend. Now the mystery is finally solved.

I am glad he is treating me as a friend the way I treated him as one. I really hope this friendship will last. Although I must admit I don't know this friend well enough (he kept too many things to himself), I know there is a part of me that is willing to sacrifice for this friend because he is worth keeping as a friend.